John Litel
John Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.
Acted in
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nevada Smith
1966
as Doctor
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Minister
Branded
1965
Branded
1965
as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rendezvous in Space
1964
as Priest
The Gun Hawk
1963
as Drunk - Madden's father
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Albert P. Leviathan
The Virginian
1962
as Finley
The Virginian
1962
as Wade Hammill
Lover Come Back
1961
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Inspector McCrary
Hazel
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Route 66
1960
Stagecoach West
1960
as Dan Murchison
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Lock-Up
1959
Bonanza
1959
as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
Rawhide
1959
as Jim Rye
Rawhide
1959
as James Whitcomb
Houseboat
1958
as Mr. William Farnsworth
77 Sunset Strip
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Colonel Richard Gaunt
Bronco
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Judge George Healy
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Asa Morgan
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Clint Davis
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Charles Summerton
Zorro
1957
Zorro
1957
as The Governor
Trackdown
1957
Maverick
1957
as Ellsworth Greeley
Maverick
1957
as Judge Somervell
Maverick
1957
as Judge Joshua Thayer
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge
The Hired Gun
1957
as Mace Beldon
Sugarfoot
1957
as Hank Tatum
Sugarfoot
1957
as Archie Crenshaw
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Martin Calder
Comanche
1956
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
The Wild Dakotas
1956
as Morgan Wheeler
Runaway Daughters
1956
as George Barton
Texas Lady
1955
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Kentuckian
1955
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Emmett Devery
Climax!
1954
as Judge Sam Crowley
Sitting Bull
1954
as Wilford Howell
Jack Slade
1953
as Judge Davidson
City Detective
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phillip Saunders
General Electric Theater
1953
as Frank Hobbs
Montana Belle
1952
as Matt Towner
My Hero
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Silkworth
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Van Alten
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mayor
Scaramouche
1952
as Dr. Dubuque
Jet Job
1952
as Sam Bentley
Flight to Mars
1951
as Dr. Lane
I Love Lucy
1951
as Harvey Cromwell
Little Egypt
1951
as Shuster
Two Dollar Bettor
1951
as John Hewitt
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as John Erickson (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
1951
as John B. Jones
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Uncle George
Cuban Fireball
1951
as Pomeroy Sr.
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Robbins
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Watkins
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Sundowners
1950
as John Gall
Woman in Hiding
1950
as John Chandler
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Capt. Billings
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Hugh Mitchell
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Colonel Logan
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Colonel Pascal
Rusty Saves a Life
1949
as Hugh Mitchell
Shamrock Hill
1949
as Ralph Judson
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Lon Lansdell
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
Triple Threat
1948
Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney
Key Largo
1948
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Horton
Smart Woman
1948
as Clark
My Dog Rusty
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Webb Wargate
Christmas Eve
1947
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Heaven Only Knows
1947
as Reverend Wainwright
The Guilty
1947
as Alex Tremholt
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Tom Clancy
The Beginning or the End
1947
as K.T. Keller
Lighthouse
1947
as Hank Armitage
Swell Guy
1946
as Arthur Tyler
Sister Kenny
1946
as Medical Director
Okay for Sound
1946
The Return of Rusty
1946
as Hugh Mitchell
She Wrote the Book
1946
as Dean Fowler
Night in Paradise
1946
as Archon
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as Lt. Roberts
Smooth as Silk
1946
as Stephen Elliott
San Antonio
1945
as Charlie Bell
The Enchanted Forest
1945
as Ed Henderson
Northwest Trail
1945
as Sergeant Means
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Crimson Canary
1945
as Roger Quinn
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Inspector Dawes
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as General Lee
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Swearengen Jones
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Dr. Mason
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Frank Baldrich
My Buddy
1944
as Father Jim Donnelly
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
as Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944
as Sam Aldrich
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Judge Edmonds
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943
as Sam Aldrich
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Dr. Harrison
Submarine Base
1943
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943
as Mr. Aldrich
Crime Doctor
1943
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as Sam Aldrich
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Dr. Blaine
Madame Spy
1942
as Peter Rolf
The Boss of Big Town
1942
as Michael Lynn
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942
as Sam Aldrich
Invisible Agent
1942
as John Gardiner
Men of Texas
1942
as Colonel Colbert Scott
For the Common Defense!
1942
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
March On, America!
1942
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Sam Aldrich
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Norman Hadley
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Henri Beauvais
Kid Glove Killer
1942
as Matty
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Soldiers in White
1942
as Charles Anthony
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
as Spencer Merlin
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Henry Aldrich for President
1941
as Sam Aldrich
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Tim Gordon
The Big Boss
1941
as Bob Dugan
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as John Wade
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Mr. West
Father's Son
1941
as William Emory
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Martin
March On, Marines
1940
as Colonel Myers
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Charles Bryant
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Dr. Mark Stone
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Committee Chairman
Money and the Woman
1940
as Jerremy Helm
They Drive by Night
1940
as Harry McNamara
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
as District Attorney Dickson
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Murder in the Air
1940
as Saxby
Men Without Souls
1940
as Reverend Thomas Storm
Flight Angels
1940
as Dr. Barclay
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Quigley
It All Came True
1940
as Mr. Roberts
Virginia City
1940
as Marshall
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Chaplain
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Captain Mangan
A Child Is Born
1939
as Dr. Brett
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Dr. Flegg
On Dress Parade
1939
as Col. Michael Riker
One Hour To Live
1939
as Rudolph Spain
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Prosecutor
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Carson Drew
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Patrick Henry
Old Glory
1939
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Carson Drew
Dodge City
1939
as Matt Cole
On Trial
1939
as Robert Strickland
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Attorney Carey
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Carson Drew
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Commander Clark
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Bill Appleton
The Declaration of Independence
1938
as Thomas Jefferson
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Carson Drew
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Stan Dowling
Valley of the Giants
1938
as Hendricks
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
My Bill
1938
as John C. Rudlin
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Over the Wall
1938
as Father Neil Connor
Jezebel
1938
as Jean La Cour
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Jim Blake
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Mr. Post, banker
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Ralph Ferris
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Inspector Lane
The Man Without a Country
1937
as Lt. Philip Nolan
Alcatraz Island
1937
as 'Gat' Brady
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Charpentier
Back in Circulation
1937
as Dr. Eugene Forde
Slim
1937
as Wyatt Ranstead
Marked Woman
1937
as Gordon
Midnight Court
1937
as Victor Shanley
Black Legion
1937
as Tommy Smith
Give Me Liberty
1936
as Patrick Henry
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
as Mike Phelan
Wayward
1932
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
On the Border
1930
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
Oh Darling!
1930
Don't Believe It
1930
as Dick
Always Faithful
1929
as Wayne
Finders Keepers
1929
as (as John B. Litel)
The Sleeping Porch
1929